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P O 4- 1404) 488-7335Western.Ra3g01lon50--4 Q305.083`.*<'030/44 H I UPHtnaiwjnn AorotolLMttotCctHtMonir--Conthuad jMUiryi, in i ire conducting opWmlologlc Iwiillfletloni md rteeerchetudleetofurtherdefinetho naiSjMPboriSwoMWgoTrloaitMotmm.iNoAOtanvfltlt:il.oibrtMonoaea,ttltwm*KtQKIetoloetknn.anotta$air*itnlnfnd*o,ceM*KHtOnaatv.fniWOimkdaonwtuomSrnnuaynoMbMtnafmmtlMhWNHleoIaUiopHrmaotvhdWtmOuovcNmato.loUtfhfCNtroWviWaldrnMlfOtpmyMtswPnaombnIrotfomeHtauaCgsyioa.onnit*frpoHialdnduodmmaaHUtnaorba;8gWWi-vi IdKortol Note: Preliminary Information Indicatetho outbrtik la aiaoclatod whh tha ua of wileena leather Protestor distributed nationally by^WUaori'a, ths LaathJUL&- pertt, hiadquonarad In Minneapolis, Laathar Protaotor Is add nationallyat mort than 6H atom ownad by wnsotrt; thaatom ara oparatad undarisvaral ncmaa.Typically, on or two ppuoationa of the protector are Intended10 be applied to new leather germants. PrtrimlnafY Information suggests that omt persona who experienced eymptormhad uaadtha productIndooror Inotheraraai withlimitedventilation.Tha newproductwidistributedtoWQaonaatom InlataNovember1fgi; however, atorta did not Nil the new product until tha eld product supplywas exhausted. Salas of ths produet In Oregon began during Deoambsr 39*35,1913. Prom Deoambsr 27through December1.1M2,following publicityand contact by tha OHD and GDC, polion oenteta In at laaat 17 other ttatae ported psraona who axparlsnead tprey-eeeodetad aymptoma;PolioncentersIncallfomla receivedatleast 70 tuoh raporta;Waahlr^ton, 40; and Colorado, 38. Reports wars alto received from Georgia, Idaho. Malta. Maaiaehuaatte, Minnesota, New Hempahlra, NowYork. Ohio. Panneyivlnla, Utah. Vermont.Virginia,Wait Virginia,andWiewniln. Tha product 1packaged In freu raa blaolr aareeol oaru whh red and whha lattsrlng. The earn ara a new Ramrulation ofW llaon Laathar Pretaotorthet had prevlouity btan aoid In a 7-aw ca can.Tha new formulation l l mad ixeluatvaly forWBeona.Tha m ajor productehengea Invoivsd s shift from earbon dltirid to propane sa tha propellant and * *from 1-1-1triehlerosthcne to laoaetsna as tha solvent. The fl-ouneo ran of issthar pro taotor pray eontalna 1 F&3817, a proprietary solution of a ftuorosfkyl polymer. Tha moat commonly reported symptoms suggest an acuta chemical pnaumonltla m o r e hypersensitivity onoumonitle (3).dome patlonu have had lymptomaeensU- tent With Inhalation lever iueh n pdymar-fuma fiver [a.B,, oheat tlghtn, heedaehe. shivering, fever, waaknut, and ahortnau of breath). Thla eyndroma 1 caused by Inhalation offumaecontaining pyrolytic producu releasedwhin fluoropo- flyemvearrhaaavreebheennMdgtaorahtiMghetmemekpaenn(rMiurLN,HInowmevoelrt,ftalama,lspoitpleorsrstaibwleitthhaptcalynmuanrk-nfuomwn contaminant inthe latthar pray may befliutlng this lllnm. Personashould be warnedegalnetuelngWilecnaLeatherProtector. In addition. any pray containing polymare or solvents should only bs usad In araaa wham thara is sllotaeayrasamsAmasctaptioiapunwtrfarodtsQtoemTaevrrCpivd(sDueLiinsonlCeepmntdoiahlooaelaonhuttsosiaerosrrraennayet.qaaprdnuyaaaadmpifneelptef,dalitsktodhhflmoootenrhrramatuanrtaenasacasdtvFdaeaaotboigtelrfylhae0btpa1hr*hslaettJhafooOrtdnhoHam,eOvpaipadniCunradDlctnmmnlCouooe*adnnneoApastfrriartyophrdaPueuylopomcmlnlotuoiparvtnttoieooatnsmoroayefaeulaaInagnnsdhttfyoii)lnRtpCarguaDph1ltmeCi2orsu,ohirar,nse.*:r-a^t*ory>r. H aaltilBran oK D M alonofC nvlron m afT u iH w r^ rr'-c ;, - p.2 01.-06/93 07:4 301 504 033 (4041 486:7338w-,otcern tt3tg01iuu504 0389: 4/ 4 VoU 1 / N m . B * "I Amkmo/ U itm r OafidAfcntf ~ Continoti ... ter Envlronmsntal Hailth.taWphom (404)488-7340.Furtho? coniumar-Information/> gardlng thto produci is tvaHabl from th Coniumar Produci 8afaty Commtialon, tifa.fWilahpraahanooOrMPw. 800838-2772. HMiy KM ShapiMid 0 . "Ring Td. Chwt Min no hypexamU from lnhaitlonor 3. NutatndgkiiJsdNrlo.uHautyhupiaM:rMPMiuMiraadMfoitpltyphprUAa:daVuiVitt.nt1aJ.ntlItMilui.nthodnilSfCpaKia1nrNftiu2nd.,ood.lCllitnttAaiMfudS*MtmI. *4Mrwt eintpadoMl 34..ALaAmraaeAhtWKNa,fbliyyOanlti CAnJ.PpolWyiimmriifaufmpiottoymurarmlukmmiIfmcm4 w.KJhAvmnoMUandgAamndi unaawoifiaMmfMW-.r*- laasa euy ontafnlngpolyianftuoraalftylaA. J 06004Md 1687^6^17-4. Cumnt tondi UnitedState, 1NtA ir Po ilu tlo n Inform ation A etfvftfot a t S ia ti and Locai A fa n d a a -- Baoauaa ab pollutton 1 a parvaifca m tanm antal haaith proWam In tee United Stata, o r o fth * n itio n il haaith a b b o tta i far th f y v ir 2000 li lo Ino/taia from 48,7% to IM % th 4 proportion of p ario n i who !Kra In cauntlaateai havt not Koaadad n yalr duaOty tind ard durino tha pravfoua 13 montha <t). Publio uppon for alr pollutlon cantra! (fo rti li ertttoat ir tha natlonal rifatte objiothra l i to b oehJovad, Tb eharac* ta ri pubfle haafth Mbrm atton aotlvW ai lalau d te 4Ir poButlan, In i9 2 .th a Ite la and Ttrrhorlal A ir Pollutlon Program Adm lnlatratou (TAPPA) ano tha iio d atlO n of Locai A lr Pobutlon Control Q fftoitlt (ALAPCOl, v4th tha a n te a n a i of eo e, conductad a tu r. v ty o f tu o and kraal alr pollutton contrai ftM la i. Thla rip o rt sum m arbaa tho fln d ln p i o fth a tiilrvo y . InJufy (882.aquaatlannairtwt rniliedta a li itati, tirrfional. ind locaiIrpollu tlonoontrol aganolai.Agarwteateitdtnotrtapandwtri oontactadbytiliphom. Th quaatlonnalra ictght titformatfan on ttlnmint of National Ammani Alr Quidty Stendardi, pubtloatlon of an Ir quaOty Index l i ^ te Pofiuteflt Standard India (PCI*]) teiumct of foiacara or wamingi, aammunloatian whh outeMa haaith dffidali. dlatributfon of aducctanii materiali, and avaluatton of halite Information and an tir poHutlon lliu a i ofgraatwtcemim tothi community.Oftha M STAPPAginela,48 (8774)raapondftftotha quaatlonnilriuoftha 170AlAPCO aginotel, 141(18%) raapandad (avarili raaponaa ratei 61%). Togithir, raipondhd igcnei raprfmad 48aiata. tho Olitrloi ofColumbia, andtea Virgin (alanteuNoagancyw ii rtptatanted mora thanonea. Oftho 187raipendanta, 134(88%) ripraaantadiurladtotlonaththid aaoaadadona Of mera Nltionai Ambiarti Air Quiilty Standard! durinotha pracading 3 yaara. Stati ndlooal aoinolaithat rcpraMfttaducharaiweramora Mtelytoaalawlatttha (tei-- iM . wrOon M IH H y fttiM iM dIM fliitva tairoata-B.. "gosd' - / v jx